Combat reference
Crimson Elite Duelist
An elite Crimson Legion pilot broadcasting a formal challenge on open comms.
- Tier 4
- Raider
Combat profile
| Metric | Live value |
|---|---|
| Hull | 380 |
| Shield | 210 |
| Armor | Not represented in combat data |
| Accuracy | 70.0% |
| Attack cadence | 2 s per attack |
| Damage profile | 78 Explosive |
Resistances
| Damage type | Resistance |
|---|---|
| Kinetic | 12.0% |
| Thermal | 12.0% |
Abilities and phases
| Ability | Trigger | Behavior | Counterplay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charged Lance | Every 5 attacks | Charged Lance; 3-tick windup, 3× damage | — |
| Enrage | At 33.0% hull | Enrage phase; 50.0% magnitude | Thermal damage |
Locations
| Location type | Site / spawn | System |
|---|---|---|
| Fixed site | Crimson Elite Duelist | Solaris Crown |
| Scan signature | Signature: sig_crimson_elite_duelist | Solaris Crown |
| Spawn event | Spawn: Solaris Crimson Patrol | Solaris Crown |
Loot
| Item | Quantity | Chance / pool | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
| Power Cell T4 | 1–3 | 100.0% base chance; weighted pool (weight 35) | Tier 4 |
| Precursor Fragment | 1 | 8.0% base chance; weighted pool (weight 25) | Tier 4 |
| Module Fragment: Wormhole Compass T4 | 1 | 1.5% base chance; weighted pool (weight 20) | Tier 4 |
| Module Fragment: ECM Burst T4 | 1 | 1.5% base chance; weighted pool (weight 20) | Tier 4 |
| Module fragment (Tier 3–4) | 1 | 12.0% base chance; weighted pool (weight 1) | Tier 4 |
| Component schematic fragment (Tier 1–4) | 1 | 9.0% base chance; weighted pool (weight 1) | Tier 4 |
Intel
Crimson Elite Duelist Sighted
Crimson Elite Duelist registers as a Tier 4 raider contact near Solaris Crown. An elite Crimson Legion pilot broadcasting a formal challenge on open comms. Initial silhouette capture flags explosive damage, 380 hull strength, and a bounty value of 310 CR.
Crimson Elite Duelist Studied
Class: raider. Tier: 4. Allegiance: Crimson Legion. Crimson Elite Duelist fights around explosive damage, 0.7 accuracy, and a 2 second firing rhythm. Its combat profile favors pressure, shield breaks, and cargo breach attempts. Common recovery points to loot table combat_crimson_legion_elite_duelist.
Crimson Elite Duelist Mastered
Crimson Elite Duelist exists because the frontier rewards specialized violence. Crimson Legion keeps this pattern in service where doctrine, profit, or old automation makes it useful. Veteran captains counter it by reading the first exchange: its visible resist table offers no obvious weakness, so tempo control matters more than damage fashion. Destroyed examples show field repairs, recycled parts, and mission scars that rarely reach official reports. Mastery turns the contact from a threat into a map note: where these hulls gather, a faction priority, derelict order, or hidden route is usually nearby.